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								(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages
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								a licensed medical practitioner
 I felt so bad I went to see my doctor
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								children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
 the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor
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								a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
 she is a doctor of philosophy in physics
 
 'doctor' - used as a verb
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								alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
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								give medical treatment to
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								restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
 
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			| 1. Doctor / Plural doctors
 2. Doctor / Past
 doctored
 3. Doctor / Third Person
 doctors
 4. Doctor / Present Participle
 doctoring
 
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